Sunday, April 16, 2017

Cassie's Journal - April 16, 2017

Happy Easter, everyone!

Happy 22nd Birthday, Dillon!

Before I get to the news of the day; let’s
talk about Easter being one of the strangest holidays we have from a calendar
perspective.It’s the only one we have
that varies so much from the earliest it can happen in late March through until
late April; so it’s likely felt very strange for Dillon to have his birthday on
Easter when in other years it comes weeks before his big day – or after it in
other years.Yes, I know why that is,
but when you think about it; you have to wonder why it’s done that way for
Easter but not for Christmas.It isn’t
as if December twenty-fifth was picked for the accuracy of Christ’s actual
birthday.The fact that his actual
birthday was lost to ‘normal’ history is another issue, but let’s not go there
today; and maybe save that up for a future Christmas journal update.

Getting to the news of the day, I was up
very early; might have nibbled on a bunny ear or two on my way out to meet up
with Michael and get to the church in time for teen praise team warm-ups; and
missed out on seeing Ethan and Ehlana waking up and finding out what the Easter
Bunny brought for them this year.I’m
not going to write much about the sunrise service, but it was amazing; and
Michael and I had several very special musical moments during that hour of
celebration.We didn’t exactly get a
glorious sunrise to help emphasize the good news, but it didn’t rain either; so
we had a great start to our Easter adventure.While the music and message was really special; Michael and I had a lot
of fun with our friends while cooking and serving the pancake breakfast to
everyone in the congregation in two sittings.We couldn’t work the entire time, since we had to get ready for an
encore song during the regular service and helping out with the praise music
entertainment in the sanctuary between services; but we did put in as much time
as we could – and we were two of the teen experts when it came to the cooking,
serving, and clean-up thanks to the years of experience at the Inn.

Pastor John picked our ‘encore’ duet for
the regular service; and doing that again with Michael was just as special as
it had been at the sunrise service.I
really don’t want to brag about that, since it is all about the music and
message; but need to mention now and then just how wonderful it is to share
that gift with Michael – and that we get to share our talent with the people we
love most.The second service was nearly
an hour and a half long, and while it was wonderful too, I was actually getting
tired by then after spending close to seven hours at the church by the time we
were on our way home again.

A nap might have been nice, but it wasn’t
an option.Instead of napping, Michael
and I split our time between his family and mine.We had a picnic lunch for family and friends
at my house; a play afternoon split between our families and with quite a few
of our friends for at least some cameo moments; and then we had dinner with the
Bassett clan while Jacob got most of the day off except for contributing a
couple of the dinner dishes.There was a
lot of work that went into those meals, so Michael and I helped out with a lot
of the cooking and cleaning too, but we also managed to have a lot of fun along
the way too – including some biking at the park and a short canoe ride.

I came home after dinner, and since it’s a
work and school night; the parents weren’t going to party all night
anyway.Dad had to get a lot of work
done today ahead of his week in the city; so I spent the rest of the evening
working in the office so that I could help him out by using a time phase for my
own work and studying.Mom, Ethan, and
Ehlana took advantage of that, and while I can’t say anything about chocolate
intake today; the twins needed to burn off some extra energy tonight while they
studied too.Our family lunch had been
done then so that Dad wouldn’t have to take extra time off for a big family
dinner, but we really kicked the work up into high gear once I was there; and
we were all ready to call it a night by the time I was done my must-do work at
a bit after ten o’clock.

We all came up to our rooms then, but I
needed some tub time without any multi-tasking; which is why I’m writing this
now instead of while I was soaking in the Jacuzzi.That took longer, and I’ll have a bit less
sleep because of it; but I feel better and will sleep better now too.I need to get up early to see Dad off on his
trip; so I’ll need all of the rest I can get between now and then.That is all of the news I have for today,
since I haven’t gotten any holiday weekend updates from around the family, but
if anything comes up; I’ll keep you posted on that with the next report.For now, I just need to get into nap mode;
so, until next time...